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The V6 Mustang is actually more popular than anyone had anticipated. I think this is mostly due to the availability of the Pony Package. This package which became available in 2006 includes a special grille with a chrome corral around the running horse, and Mustang GT like fog lights, 17″ wheels and tires, and tri-bar pony front fender badges.

The Pony Package offered Mustang V-6 customers GT-inspired options without the GT price tag. Although the Pony Package option can still run you a pretty penny, it’s certainly no where near the price tag for a GT. The thing is… Why not save even more money? Did you know if you were to buy the standard V6 Mustang and purchase the major components of the Pony Package after the fact and install them yourself you could realistically save thousands of dollars…

I’m not kidding… If you purchase the standard V6 Mustang and then add a…

2005 - 2008 Factory Complete Ford™ Mustang V6 Pony Package Grille Kit

2005 - 2008 Factory Complete Ford™ Mustang V6 Pony Package Grille Kit

and the…

2005 - 2008 OEM Ford™ Mustang Pony Package Emblem Kit

and then some…
Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Bright Silver Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Bright Silver Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

You would have just about all of the components that make up the V-6 Pony Package from Ford… Except you will have spent a whole lot less than you would have at the dealer. Plus! You get the satisfaction of having installed it yourself!

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Comments (0) Posted by Bill H. on Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under Bullitt Wheels, Tips & Tutorials, Mustang Parts

Steve McQueen in BullittSteve McQueen and the Mustang… They will forever be married in the minds of the American public. Both represent the epitome of cool. If you own, or have ever owned a Mustang for that matter, chances are you have pulled up to many a stoplight imagining yourself as San Francisco police Lt. Frank Bullitt as played by Steve Mcqueen, noticing the black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 of your nemesis pull up beside you.

As you wait at the light the Charger’s driver fastens his seat belt with sober deliberateness. The light changes to green, the driver stands on the Dodge’s accelerator, you stand on yours and two celebrated American muscle cars show what they’re made of. Seven glorious minutes of the greatest chase ever captured on film is on.

That chase scene did wonders for the Mustang, catapulting it into the stuff of legend in the minds and more importantly the hearts of Americans. Ford offered a limited edition anniversary “Bullitt” Mustang for model-year 2001, and is promising a new edition for 2008. The new Bullitt is supposed to be the best interpretation so far of the iconic 1968 390 GT driven by Steve McQueen in “Bullitt”, the movie that still boasts the best real-world chase sequence ever.

If you own a Mustang you have to have Bullitt style wheels. The problem is they aren’t exactly cheap. However you can purchase OEM Ford™ 17″ Bullitt Style Wheels and Tires for your Mustang at about half the price of purchasing them from a Ford dealership by buying dealer takeoffs. As we talked about before, most dealerships have a surplus of stock factory parts which technically can’t be sold as new because they are take offs, even though the majority of dealer take off parts have fewer than five miles of operation.

Check out these deals…

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

Set of Four (4) 17 inch Mustang Charcoal/Dark Argent Bullitt Style Wheels with Pirelli Tires

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Comments (0) Posted by Bill H. on Thursday, September 13th, 2007